Outstanding Grad: Forrest Wold-McGimsey, College of Agricultural Sciences 10 May, 2021
Forrest Wold-McGimsey
From the time he was growing up in Longmont, Colorado, Forrest Wold-McGimsey was drawn to Colorado State University’s renowned plant breeding and genomics program. He attended Front Range Community College in both Boulder and Larimer counties, and eventually transferred to CSU as a Wolves 2 Rams Scholar. This year, he’ll graduate with a degree in plant biotechnology, genetics and breeding from the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
The National Science Foundation-supported Wolves 2 Rams program helps students like Wold-McGimsey successfully transfer from Front Range to CSU. As a W2R scholar, Wold-McGimsey received scholarships that allowed him to engage in undergraduate research. That research experience has further fueled his desire to someday improve and develop plant varieties for Colorado growers, and for industries f